SCOTUS ruling on homeless camps opens door to tougher crackdowns in Utah

Salt Lake City could get tougher on its enforcement of homeless camps following a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Friday’s 6-3 court decision along ideological lines found that enforcing no-camping laws on public property does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment,” giving cities the option to enforce camping bans regardless of shelter availability.

“Homelessness is complex. Its causes are many,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the court’s majority opinion. “So may be the public policy responses required to address it … A handful of federal judges cannot begin to ‘match’ the collective wisdom the American people possess in deciding ‘how best to handle’ a pressing social question like homelessness.”

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SCOTUS ruling on homeless camps opens door to tougher crackdowns in Utah

SCOTUS ruling on homeless camps opens door to tougher crackdowns in Utah

SCOTUS ruling on homeless camps opens door to tougher crackdowns in Utah

SCOTUS ruling on homeless camps opens door to tougher crackdowns in Utah

SCOTUS ruling on homeless camps opens door to tougher crackdowns in Utah